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Gentoo update for MySQL
Secunia Advisory: SA9730
Release Date: 2003-09-15
Popularity: 6,194 views

Critical:
Not critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2003-0780


Description:
Gentoo has issued updates for MySQL. These fix a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious users to escalate their privileges on a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA9709

Solution:
Update to one of the following versions:

MySQL-3.23.57-r1, MySQL-4.0.13-r4, or MySQL-4.0.14-r2 (if accepting "~" keywords).

emerge sync
emerge \=dev-db/MySQL/<MySQL version>
emerge clean

Other References:
SA9709:
http://secunia.com/advisories/9709/


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